illflli HfflliKfo WE PUBLISHED WEEKLY. ) ROBERT P. WARING, Editor, j VOL. 3. A FAMILY PAPER DEVOTED TO POLITICS, LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURES, MINING, AND NEWS. ( PRICE $2 PER YEAR In Advance. $ RUFUS M. HERRON, Publisher. li)i Itutrs Distinct 00 fjt 9oillora, but one .115 jfyt'lm." CHARLOTTE, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1854. NO. 11. usmm (Curb 2. 7 k m 1 w c e UJ - tA -- t i itltornrtf at I. air. in Loner gnu's liriek Building, 2nd floor. CHARLOTTE, N C. 0 fe ELMS 6l JOHNSON. Forwarding and Commission Jlereiiants. NO. 10 VENDUE RANGE, CHARLESTON, 8. C. W. W. BLUB. C. JOHNSON June 23, '51. 43tf. K. IIAMILT ". H. M. OATES. HAMILTON & OATES, C O TI .JI I I 32 I II A T S , Corner of RieAanton and Laurel Utiettt, COLUMBIA, S. C. June 9 1854 ly i . vtvnuo! e. c. AVERir.L. T. HTEHOUSE. &. Co., FORWARDING & COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 2 UajfrnC Sheet, CHARLESTON S. C. KFFKR TO as nr:i : - k. n-inu, , 11 lCharestoni S i Charleston, C. K. lulin, J. K. Harrison . Charlotte, N. 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B.C. method, and warranted to fit. Order' solicited and Ipro , pily attended to. Sept. !', KwJ -! The American Hotel, CHARLOTTE, N. C. 1I KG t. announce to my menu, 1 he public, nnd pre. it pair. mis if the above Hotel, that I lin ve least d the I mine ii,r t.-rin of vearn from the lt ot JlMH next. J A-'ter w inch lime, the entire property will be thorouli- y res-cd and rvimvat.-d, and the house kept in first j .a., siyle. 'Plus ll.itel is near the Depot, and pleasant- ;tuated, rendering il a desualile b usc ibr travellers d familius. j Duo 16, 1853. 83l C. M. RAY. ! M AIM II A SHARP, AUCTIONEERS axd COMMISSION MERCHANTS, COLl'HBIA, S. C., t "ILL attend to the sale of all kinds of Merchandise, Produce, Itc. Also, Keal and Personal Property. r purchase and sell Slaves, &c, on Commission. 4lks R mj i No. 2J Kiebardsou street, and lnime- Jiiiately opposite the I'nited States Hotel. reb3, 1S54 rnos. ti . march, j. m. e. siiart. Livery and by mi Sales Stable, II. HE A, occupied by K. Morrison, in T the atand formerly occupied by R .1 t'iiarlottc. Horses fed. hind and sold : 11 nidations for Drover. The custom ot' his friend f Ind the public srenerally solic February 17, le5t. icited 30-v 300,000 BUSHELS of WHEAT, tor which the hiirhest ea-h prices will be pakh to be de- H.rred 1.1 hi iter the 1 Merchant Mtil in Charlotte, at nv time day t: Septt.nber next. j LEROY SpTtlNCS. !SJ4 4Stf. Ius 2 A Clever Anecdote The Eiupcror and nis Duughter. Translated for the Pennsylvania Inquirer from the Gazette IVancaise By C. E. Turner. A few years since, there was in the city of St. Petersburg a young girl, so beautiful and so love ly that the greatest prince of Europe, had he met her even in a peasant hut, might well have turned his back upon princesses, to offer her his hand and throne. But far from having seen the lijrht n " - -,o - I ness. ant's hut, she was born in the shadow of the proudest throne on earth. It was It was Marin Nicn'ae- iio, the adored daughter of the Emperor of Rus sia. As her father saw hr blooming like the May flower, and sought for by nil the heirs of royalty, he cost his eyes upon the fuirest, he richest, and the most powerful of them, and, with the smile of a father nnd a king said to her : My child, you are now of an age to many, and 1 have chosen for you the prince who will make you a queen, and the man who will render you happy." ' The Mian who will render me happy," stam mered the blushing princess, with a sigh, which was the only objection 10 which her heart gn"e utterence. ' Speak, father," she said, as she saw a frown gathering on the brow of the Caar M Speak, and your Majesty shall be obeyed." ' Obeyt-d !" exclaimed the Emperor, trembling for the first time in his life, "is it then only as an act of obedience that you will receive a husband from my hands ?" Tle young girl was silent, and concealed a tear. Is your faith alrcaJy plighted?" The young girl was still silent. 'Explain yourself, Marie; i command you." At this word, which sways sixty millions of hu man beings, the princess fell at the feet of the Czar. M Yes, father, if I must tell you, my heart is no longer my own ; it is bestowed upon a your.g mati who knows it not, and who shall never know it, if such be your wish. lie has seen me but two or three times at a distance, and we will never speak to each other, if your Majesty forbids it!" The Emperor was silent in his turn. He grew pale. Three times he made the circuit o! the satuen. He durst not aik the name of the young man. lie who would have braved, for a caprice, the monarcbs of the world at the head cf their armies he, with his omnipo'Pnce, feared this unknown youth who disputed with him the possession of his dearest treasure. " l it a king ?" he demanded, at last. No, father." "The heir of a king, at least." ' No, lather" ' A Grand Duke V No, E ther." ' A son of a reigning family ?" No, Father." A: each s'ep in the descending scale, the Czar slopped to recover breath. A stranger ?" " Yes, father." The Emperor fell back inlo nn arm chair, and hid his face in his hands like Agamemnon at the sacrifice of Iphigi nin. m fs he in Russia T" he resumed with an effort. Yes, father." And the voice of the voting girl grew faint. " Where shall I see him f" said the Czar, rais ing with a threatening aspec'. To-morrow, at the review. "Now shall i recognize him?'' repeated the Czar, with a stamp of his foot. " By his green plume and his black steed." " Tia well. (Jo my daughter, and pray Gud to have pity upon that man." The princess with drew in a fainting condition, and the Emperor was son lost in thought. l A childish caprice,1 he saiJ at length. ' I She will forget his lips dared am foolish to bo disturbed nt it. it. She shall forget it !" nnd not otter what his heart added " It must be for all my power wouid be weaker than her U;irs." On the lollowirg day, at the review, the Czir, whose eagle eye embraced all at a glance, sought ;nd saw .it: his hat tall ions, nought else than a green n'ume and black charter, he recognised in him woo or-' tlie one auu rode tne otner, a simple Colonel of the Buvarion Lioht Norse, Ma.ximillian Joseph Eugene Auguste Ui auharnois, the Duke of Leuchtenberg, youngest child of the son of Jose phine, (who was for a brief time, Empress of France.) anil of the Augsste Amelie, daughter of Maximilhan Joseph, of Bavaria, and admirable and charming cavalier, in truth, but as lar inferior then i to Mane xMcaianvna, as a common soldier lo an ' emperor. " Is it possible," said the Cz ir to himself, as he petit for the Colonel, with the design of dismissing 1 him to Munich. Hut al the moment, vvh' n he) was about to crush him with a word, he stopped at the sight of his daughter fainting in her caleche. " There is no longer a doubt," thought the Czar; : " (is indeed be. And turning his back upon the stupefied stran ger, hu returned with Marie lo the Imperial Pa ; bice. For six weeks, all that prudence, tempered with love and severity, could inspire, wai essayed to destroy the image of the Colonel in the hart of 1 the princess. At the end of thn first week, she was resigned ; at the end of the sveond she wept ; at the end ol the third, she wept in public ; at the end of the fourth, she wished to sacrifice herself to her father ; at the end of the fifth, she was dying. Meanwhile the ColoneJ, seeing himself in dis grace nt the court of his host, without daring m confess to himself ihe cause, did not wait !or his dismis&al to return to his regiment. lie was on the n flint of setting out for Munich, v;'hen an aid-de- ; camp of the Czar came for him. I should have set out yesterday," he aaid to 1 htm?e!l ; I might to have avoided what nwarts me. At the first fl.ish, ate voorself from the thunder bolt. " The bull in reserve ro- him was 'he following : , He was uh n d into lii cjb'f.e?, where krngs only ore allowed lo entr. The Emperor was pij!', and j his eye was moist ; but his air was firm and re solute. " Colonel Duke," said he, enveloping and pene trating him with his glance, "you are one of the handsomest officers in Europe. It is said, also, and I believe its true, that you possess an elevuted mind, a thorough education, a lively taste for the arts, a noble heart, and a loyal character. What think you of the Grand Duchess, my daughter, Marie Nicohxwna ?" This point blank question dazzled the young man. It is time to say that lie admired, adored, the prin cess, without being fully aware of it. A simpie mortal adores an angel of Paradise, as an artist adores the idea of beauty. ' The Princess Marie, sire !" exclaimed he reading at last, his own heart, without daring to read that of the Czar ; your anger would crush me if f mid you what I think of her and I should tlie of joy if you permitted me to say it." " You love her 'tis well," resumed the Czar, wuh a benignant smile ; and the royal hand, from which the Duke was awaiting the thunderbolt, de livered to the Colonel the Brevet of General Aid-de-Camp of the Emperor, the Brevets of Com mandant of the Cavalry of the Gunrds and of the Regiment of Hussars of Chief of the Corps of Ca dets and of the Mining Engineers of President of the Academy of ArtB, and member of the Acade my of Sciences of the Unit'ersities of St. Peters burg, of Moscow, of Keasan, of the Council, of the Military Schools, &c. All tin's with the title of Imperial Highness, and several millions of reve nue. " Now," said the Czar lo the young man, who was beside himself with joy, " will you quit the serv ice ol Bavaria, and become the husband of the Princess Marie ?" The young efficer could only fall on hi knee, nnd bathe, with his tears, the hands of the Em peror. 1 ou see that I also love my daughter, said the father, pressing his son-in-law in his arms. The 14th July following, the Grand Duchess was restored to health to life and th.? Duke Beauh arnoise de Leuchtenberg espoused her in the pres ence of the Representatives of all the royal families of Europe. Such an act of paternal love merited for the Czar and for his daughter a century of hoppmes. Heaven, w hich has its secrets, have ordered other wise. On Tuesday, November 5th, 1852, the Duke of Leuchteriburg died at the age thirty five worthy, to the last, of his brilliant desti ny, and leaving to Marie Nicoloewna, eternal re grets. All the young princes of the world will again dispute the prize of bcr hand ; but the has been too happy as a wife, lo consent to become a Queen. The Violets of Literature. First among thsse sweet flowers of our literary spring-time let the literalure lor children be named. What a moral the msre name conveys ! The idea of books for children, written to meet their capacity and suit their natures, is a familiar idea to us ; but less than a century since it v as a novelty, charming from i's motives, but uncertain of acceptance. Poetry sang its songs for them; and every mother that had heard of Watts, caught his sweet strains, and breathed them gently forth with the sacred words of "Our Father, who art in Heaven." Then came short and humble stories rose leaves with dew drops. And then books, and finally magazines and papers all for the children. How complete is the provision now ! No literature is so lull nnd perfect. Its aim, indeed, is not wide, or its means vast; but taking its scope and purpose, we can find nothing betier or fuller done. Sometimes there are inju dicious tales frightful things that come back in cradle dreams and work up the black midnight into horrid phantoms ; but bad books there are none. But not alone for children is litercture dischar ging its offices. Manifold is its work and multi plied its instruments. Here are the insane with their literature the blind with their printing presses. Victims of minforione but sacred to Providence, they engage the sympathies of be- ncvolent minds, and mercy reaches them through human hands. The sentiment of spirit, immortal spirit, is uppermost in every kind of movement, and while physical nature in their cases is cared for, the higher and nobler self is yet more ten derly regarded. What a comfort for their weary hours? What yiy in this long, dep, silent sor row! Earth can do but little forthem, but how watchful is Heaven ! The most beautiful things of earth are always connected with Heaven in some way or other. Had we no sky, where would be the dew the gorgeous cloud the token rainbow? It requires a firmament, with stirs and sun, lo give us these; and so, if we had no Christianity, the afflict"d children of life would languish en in bitter loneliness, and share only the companionship of grief. A few more ascending steps in the scale of in tellectual beneficence, and we see the poor brought within the reach "of literature. Not the parish visitor or the womanly angel of tenderness alone visits their lowly roofs. Wisdom and consolation go forth, hand in hand, to seek them, and with words of chosen love they are cheered in the midst of toil and privation. They are taught to rise to gain strength by reconciliation with Prov idence, and a divine panoply is furnished them with which the battle of the world may be fought bravelv and wHl. And thus it appears that there is a principle of exlension in all goodness. None can confine it within narrow boundaries. Spread abroad, it must be by the laws of its own nnture, exalting, purifying and blessing all. N. Y.l'imcs. The Case op Capt. Gibsojj. It is said that Mr. A. Dudley Mann was the bearer to Mr. Bel mont of instructions to act more energetically in the case of CapL Gibson, and also that orders have been sent to two vesseb of Com. Perry's squid ron to remain in the Eastern wafers, to be ready in case the American Government should determine on reprisals against Netherlands India for the injuries there done to Capt. G. OUier accounts, however. sy that Capt. G. has been ncing very indiscreet since his return to the Hague, and that he has published in n paper there a violent a'.tack upon the American Minister, be cause it is alleged, he refused toloan him 1SvO. Tin; Slave Trade. We reprint to-day the principal passages nf a long and able letter written by Mr. Wise, of Vir ginia, in reply to a Boston clergyman. The South has at last ceased to apologize for slavery to admit that it is an evil, and n curse, and an incubus, and all that fo timidly deprec.-'tj? the harsh judgment ol the civilized world on ac count of it. So much the better. That was ail unmeaning sentimentality, and was derived from some of the wildest galimatias of the first French Revolution and the balderdash of Anacharsis Clootz. It is pitiable to see even the masculine intellect of Jefferson so( obfuscaTed "That e can write to Mr. Holmes, of Maine, sentenceb of this sort : "On the subject of slaves, there is not a man on earth who would sacrifice more than I would to relieve us from this heavy reproach in any practicable way." T his was merely an affected homage lo the newly -discovered principles of civili zation and human progress. Mr. Wise not only refuses to say that slavery is an evil, incubus, and curse he coolly horrifies the Boston clergyman by asserting that the Afri can slave-trade should be left free. Again, so much the better. Let Garrisonian men hear plain talk abou; this either slavery is wrong, or else it is right. Il it be righ' to hold slaves, then it is rieht to luv them, hreed them, imnort them, as o j I all the world used to do before the Clootz revela tion. It is right to go to Africa, where at least five-fcixths of the inhabitants are always slaves to ignorant anl brutal negroes, and there fo buy as many as possible of those creatures, that they may be promoted and elevated out of the most miserable and abject of all possible human condi tions, to the comparative happiness and dignity of plantation hands. This is righ1, just and humane. The more slaves from Africa, the betier for the slaves. One tling, however, is assuredly not right to aggravate four-fold the hardships ol the voyage and the cruelties of the factors, by sending out hypocrit cal fleets of cruising, canting pirates'to watch ilia coasts, and break up the barracoons and chase the traders. It is done under false pretence of humanity ; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel; for demand will create supply. 150,000 negroes are annually s- nt safely across the Atlan tic, notwithstanding the canting laws and treache rous treaties. (Se Sir T. Fowel! Buxton, "African slave trade.") The result of the piratical inference being mainly this that whereas the slaves us-d to be shipped in roomy vessels, and accomodated like emigrants, they re now stowed in little schooners built Airspeed. and packed like herrir.gs: that whereas formerly there was a loss of some ten per cent, upon ihe cargo, the shippers now hiive to procure and despatch four times the num ber they expect to get safely to Cuba or Brazil, because many cargoes a:e thrown overboard vvhpn tht; slavers are chased by the hum me pirates ; many are captured and either "apprenticed" or settled under British overseers at Sierra Lcono (in either case much worse off than slaves) many are swamped owing to tne smal.'ness ol trie1 ves sels ; those ships which do make their way to Cuba or Brazil lose one-forth of their cargo on the passage; and of the remainder, another fourth pari is lost in the "seasoning," ow ing to the de bility induced by their horrible passage. Thus, for the supply of these 150,000 slaves, some w here about 500,000 must be bought from the ch-.efc, driven to the coast, locked up in barracoons, and stowed in one another's laps on the slave-decks cf little bhick schooners. Thus ihe pirates of humanity promote slave wars, and vasHy increase and embitter and de moralize the slave trade ; whereas, if common sense and common justice prevailed instead of benevolent humbug, the sy stem, put under ihe pro tection of law and with due sanitary regulations, might greatly mitigate the evils of negro life in Africa, and avoid ihe miseries and horrors of tire contraband traffic. Africans have always deal' in slaves. Besides the transatlantic slave trade, there are ct this day periodical caravans of slaves conducted northward from Soudan to the Barbary Siates and Egypt : and the Imaum of Muscat trades off 50,0(t) of his suhjects (much lo their advantage and his) every year to the ports of India, Persia and Java. In fact the export of negroes is ilia only way Afri cans have to provide themselves with European commodities and American notions. One Captain Canot, an old slave trader, has lately written his experiences, or more properly has got them w rit ten for him. And although the old sinner affects some touch of philanthropy" here and there, he tells some truths worth pondering. For example, "England, with all her philanthropy, sends under the cross of St. George, to convenient magazines of lawful cominerce on the coast, her Birmingham muskels, Manchester cottons and Liverpool lead, all of which are righteously swapped at Sierra Leone, Acra and the gold coast, for Spanish or Brazilian bills on London. Yet, what British merchant does not know the traffic on which those bills are founded, and for whose support his wares are purchased. Again, "multitudes of our own worthy traders, who would hang B slater as a pira'e w hen caught, do not hesitate lo supply him indirectly with tobacco, powder, cotton, Yankee rum and New England notions, in order to bait the trap in which he may be caught." Oo the whole, we approve oi Mr. Wise's doc trine that the slave trade ought fo be legalized ; and that would get rid of its two crying evils cruelty and cant. But it would have been better for Mr. Wise, when he was invited by his Boston correspondent to give his idea3 of the "destinies" of the negro race, jf he had simply stuck to his first answer that he had no ideas on the subject. Men have no business to speculate about "destinies" and "missions," bm shnu.d do the best they can in their generation. And whether or not the negro race is intended by Providence to pass ;h rough slavery, and have an exodus thereout back to Af iic, certain it is that there cotdd be no moreper feclly humane proceedings in this age of the world than to call off the pirates of philirui hropy and to encortrage an Open traffic in African slaves. The change in every way elevates the negroes it gives them men fur masters instead of brutes it tasks them to rational labor in cultivating the ground instead of La-king all greasy in the sun, or rearing "skull obelisks to the King of Congo and his hundred women." It gives them family ties and a settled way oi life, whereas at hom j-hey rear children for eaU. and cannot be said lo know the domestic relation at all. AW the mis sionary enterprises, all the hospitals and alms houses in the world, are hardly such a blessing to mankind as a free trade in slaves would be to Africa. As for "Abolition," it is time to have done with that nonsense. The examples of sudden abolitions and emancipations which the world has seen are not encouraging ; and pt rhaps we look on the idea with the greater abhorrence, inasmuch as ihe first notable example of abolitionism occurred in Ire land not with the best results in the world- The Anglo-Saxons of England, it is well know n, were grWl breeders and merchants of slaves; and Pope Cregory the First, as he was taking a walk one morning in the slave market of Rome, grcately admired the fair-haired youths from that distant island; but even ages after they had become Christians, this great Anglo Saxon race regularly sold their children; and ihe Irish seem to have been their best customers. The Irish chiefs liked (air-haired handmaidens ; and in the lists of tributes payable b5' minor chieftains to the kings, we al most uniformly find so many "tall, fair women," or so many "youths who knew no Gat lie." Sever says, .(History of Bristol ;) "slaves were exported from England in such numbers, that it seems to have bee's Ihe fashion among the people of property in Ireland and other neighboring countries to be attended by English slaves." Ciliiam of Malmesbury, another English au thority, describes the young slaves standing, tied together by ropee on the quays of Bristol, w aiting shipment to Ireland ; and Girald, Bishop of St. David's, another Englishman, tells us "that ihe English were accustomed, through a common vice of the nation, to expose their children for sale; and even before they were pressed by want or dis tress, to sell their own sons and kinsmen to the Irish." Thus it befel that when the Normuns, after conquering England, invaded Ireland towards the end of Ihe twelfth century, there was a large population of Anglo-Saxon slaves grinding corn and weaving wool for the Irish. Then came the foolish synod of Armagh, con venes in 1109, to take counsel on the perilous state of ihe country invaded by these Normans. By some strange logic it was inferred that the invasion of Normans from England was a judg ment upon the Irish for buying Anglo-Saxon slaves ; and so the foolish synod "unanimously decreed and ordered, lhat all ihe English through out the Island, who were in a state of slavery, should be restored to their former freedom." (Giraldus Cambrensis, Hibcrnia Expug. lib. 1.) Of course they joined the invaders, and helped to cut the throats of their former masters. There is no transaction in all Irish history on which we look with greater dislike and contempt than this characteristic example of balmy benevolism on the part of ihe clergy at Armagh. The Cititen, John MUcheVs paper.) The Cash Sjntcm. Greenville District, Bnd our up-country gener ally, is laboring under one-of the greatest curses wh'ch man was ever heir in, in the shape of the present credit sysfem. It ruins public confidence in almost every transaction. For instance, a store account is allowed lo accumulate. The store keeper must have an interest upon Ihe mo ney thus kept nut of his hands, and as the rate is usually left o himself with the permission to " charge it," he usually, and perhaps rightfully, makes h usurious rather than legal interest. When, therefore, pay dai comes, and the account is inspected, the purchaser finds this addition, and immediately he feels that others have paid less for the same article, and therefore he considers him self wronged. Having taken this impression, he loses confidence in the dealer, and, conceiving that the first breach of trust being made by the opposite party, he has the right to retaliate. He immediately invents some way to satisfy his cred itor by wh;ch he will lose as liule as possible. This frequently ends in the creditor returning the compliment and losing confidence in him. This loss communicates itself from one man to another, until confidence is so abused that a dollar in the pocket will be regarded as of more value tha-n five in an account lipon our neighbors. What is the consequence ? The moneyed man is afraid to invest his funds, and public enterprise thereby receives a check. If such an extreme case does not happen, there must always be a comparative loss. The mer- cnant must oe kept out ol the use ot his money, and this very use frequently brings him 25 or 30 per cent, every year; and freqnently this money is detained year after year, until finally one of the parties die, and their executor has to seitle his accounts. Heirs stand by gaping in lazy expec tation for the reversion of a handsome estate, which will save them from labor. They see the. va5t amount of property which the deceased had gathered abont him, and they expect from it a propor'ionable dividend, but when the accounts are rendered in, the estate is either all swallowed tip, or hut a small portion is left. During his life time, the deceased, not spending any money at the time, was naturally improyident of his expen ditures, and laid out much more than he would have done had he paid ihe hard cash right dnwn when he purchased the articles. Thus his heirs, who, perhaps, have been brought up in idleness, are disappointed and compelled to work against their will. Now, we have no objection to heavy notes, when one cannot gather up the cash at a moment ; for these notes are usually negotiable, and there fore just the same as So much cash. But the ob jections which we have urged, will apply to the small credit system of accounts, which so much trouble all parties to a transaction, and which frequently occasion so much chaffering and quar reling. In other words, the consumer should al ways pay cash, whether it be dry goo d, groce ries, law papers, doctor's advice, or iteivprtpefs. Greenville Mountaineer. The Last Agony. The new fashion for hats elicits the following from the New York Times; "The gentlemen's beavers lhi fall have the brims set underneath with white fur, instead of black. The effect is very startling, for it gives you the idea that every man you meet has either been born with lint white locks, or has grown prematurely grey. Fitzboodle says it looks as il a man wore two hats, Jew Costernionger fashion, and a very new one." Meeting of ttte DireClot. The Directors of the North Carolina Railroad met in this place on Wednesday the 20ih instant. John Iff? Morehead, -President, and Francis Fries, Caleb Phifer, Jno. Berry, Samuel Hargrave, Chas. Fisher and Robert P. Dick, were present. We learn lhat the Board appointed agents at such places as wif be required for funning Ihe Cars on the road before ihetr next meeting, which will lo in Raleigh on the 18th of December next. The places at which agents were appointed are Char lotte, Harrisburg and Concord on ihe western end of the road, and Goldboro', Whitleys, Smithfiekl. Siahngs and Raleigh on the enst. The salaries of these officers were fixed at sums ranging from $150 to GC0. The President was authorized to contract with the Post Office Department for car rying the mails over such portions of ihe road ae are completed, provided 100 per mile be allowed lor this service, and the company's own schedule fix the time of running. A tariff of freights, and General Rules and Regulations for the Company were adopted, and a number of copies ordered to be printed in pamphlet form. About 5 cents per mile was fixed as the price for carrying passen gers. Il is a gratifying commencement in our Rail Road vocabulary that the Directors have resolved lo defy the tyranny of fashion and adopt the En glish word " station " as a substitute for the French " Depot " so generally in use. This it not oi;ly appropriate for other reasons not neces sary to name, but it will save many who feel a deep interest in the road, and perhaps assisted by their means and labor lo bulla it, from the unplea sant operation of being criticised while they are green in Railroad technicalities, by their friends who have traveled more or s'.udied French. Greensboro' Patriot , 28lh ult. Cheese as a Digester. As a digester, as some not inappropfialely call it, cheese that vvhich is decayed and mouldy be ing preferred by connoisseurs is then eaten after dinner. The action which experience seems to have proven it to possess, in aiding the digestion of what has previously been eaten, is both curious and interesting, and has had some light thrown upon it by recent chemical research. When the curd of milk is exposed to the air in a moist state for a few days, al a moderate temperature, 11 be gins to gradually decay, lo emit a disagreeable odor, and to ferment. When in this gtae it pos sesses the property, in certain circumstances, of inducing a species of chemical change and fer mentat:on in other moist substances with which it is mixed, or U brought into contact. It acts after the same manner as our leaven does when mixed . with sweet dough. Now, old and partially decayed cheese acts in a similar way when introduced into ihe stomach. It causes chemical changes gradually to com. mence among the particles of food which has pre viously been eaten ; and this facilitates the disso lution which necessarily produces digestion. Ir is only some kinds of cheese, however, which w ill effect this purpose. Those are generally con sidered the best in which some kind of cheese mould has established itself. Hence, the bare eat ing of a morsel of cheese after dinner does not promote digestion. If too new, or of improper quality, it will only add to the quantity of food with which the stomach is already overloaded, and will have to await its turn for digestion by the ordinary progress. Chemistry of Life. Convicted. We learn that Willis Hester, charged with ne gro stealing, whoso trial was lo have takn place at the last Term of the Superior Court for Orange county, but which, on the affidavit of the prisoner that he could not have justice done him in that county was moved to Chatham. His trial come off on Tuesday of last week. He was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged, but has we understand appealed to the Supremo Court to grant him a new trial. Joseph Brockwell, charged with the murder of Mr. James Davis, of Chapel Hill, was also found guilty of man-slaughter. Greensbtjro' Patriot. A Good Chance. A lady advestising for a husband in the Water-Cure Journal gives ihe fol lowing description of herself. She certainly has some fine "points :'' "I am just twenty, but will not tnarry before I am two years older. I am a graduate of the Marietta Seminary. I can do, and love lo do, all manner of house-work, from making pies and bread to washing shirts ; I can do all kinds of sewing, from embroidery to linsey pantaloons ; i can skate, ride, dance, sing, play on the piano or spinning wheel, or anything thai may reasonably be expected of my sex. If required, I ran act the part of a dunce in society of Ihe "upper len," or the pari of a woman among women. As for riding, here allow me to make a banter; any man may bring two horses, give me choice and 'en feet, and then if he overtakes me in one mile I am his; if not the horse is mine. Beware! By fops I am styled handsome; by the young men on whom I please lo smile, I am styled the height of perfec tion; by those I frown upon, "the devil's imp;" by the wise and sober I am called wild and foolish; bv my female acquaintances "Molly ;" and by my uncle I am called "Tom." Billy Bowlbgs and his Followers. The fugitive slave which has for sometime been in pos. session of Billy Bowlegs has been given up, and brought into Fort Myers. Tlie two slaves belong ing to Billy, who were captured by the U. 8. troops as reprisals, made their escape beiore the surren der. As to leaving Florida, Billy says it's out of the question. He must remain and die there that he will disturb no one, hut if attacked he wijl fight to the death. He can, however, scarcely numner 200 warriors, and many citizens of Flordia now think it would be as well to let these peoph- have their own way a few years longer, and death mid emigration, (for some go off every year.) wii' o thin iheir ranks thai they will be entirely power less. At preeeni there are seven companies of U. S. troops in Florida. Fkost. There was a sharp frost in some parls of New Hampshire and Maine on Monday morn ing, which has put s stop it is said, to the growth of vines, tomatoes, and tender plabtignn orally.